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package com.yammer.metrics.core;

/**
 * A Metrics Gauge implementation that always returns null.
 * @param <T> Type of value returned by this Gauge.
 */
public class NoOpGuage<T> extends Gauge<T> {
  /** singleton instance for everyone to use */
  public static final NoOpGuage INSTANCE = new NoOpGuage();

  /** do not instantiate */
  public NoOpGuage() { }

  @Override
  public T value() { return null; }
}
